Postdoctoral Fellowship in Observational Cosmology

CNAA Postdoctoral Fellowship in Observational Cosmology

 OSSERVATORIO ASTRONOMICO DI BRERA

 Via Bianchi 46, I-22055

 Merate (LC), ITALY

 Attention: Prof. Guido Chincarini, Director

 (E-mail: guido@merate.mi.astro.it)

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 A postdoctoral fellowship from the Italian Consorzio Nazionale

 Astronomia e

 Astrofisica, in the field of observational cosmology will be

available at

 the Osservatorio Astronomico di Brera (OAB), starting September

 1997. The

postdoctoral fellow will join the cosmology group at OAB and will

 concentrate on the analysis of the ESO Imaging Survey (EIS), with the

 specific aim of selecting a complete sample of distant clusters of

 galaxies

 which will form the basis for subsequent detailed studies with the

 ESO VLT

 telescope. We are particularly interested in individuals with

 experience in

 the field of clusters of galaxies and the high-z Universe.

 Familiarity with

 image processing packages and with the development of cluster

searching

 algorithms will be an asset.

 The OAB is a very active center in science & technology research.

 Scientific

 interests in extragalactic astronomy include among others large-scale

 structure and clusters of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, stellar

population synthesis models. One recent major achievement is the ESP

 redshift survey. The technology group is deeply involved in the

 development

 of instrumentation for both optical and X-ray astronomy. Major

 highlights

 include the design of the X-ray mirrors for the BeppoSAX, Jet-X and

 XMM

 satellites, and the development of DOLORES, the low-resolution

 spectrograph

 for the Telescopio Nazionale Galileo ( TNG). Advanced projects in

 their

 early phases are partnerships in the "VIRMOS Consortium" - that in

 the next

 two years will build two multi-object spectrographs for the ESO VLT

 and

 perform a deep redshift survey of a million galaxies - and in the

 High-Throughput X-ray Spectroscopy (HTXS) mission - that will bring

 X-ray

spectroscopy to resolutions comparable to those of optical spectra.

 Appointment is contingent upon evidence of completion of a Ph.D. or

 equivalent in Astrophysics or a related field. The date of Ph.D.

 should not

 be earlier than July 1992. The duration of the fellowship will be of

 one

 year.

 Interested individuals should send a Curriculum Vitae, list of

 publications,

 a statement of research interests, and a copy of their Ph.D. thesis

 to the

 above address. They should also arrange to have three letters of

 reference

 sent directly to the same address. Applications mailed before July

 31, 1997

 will be given full consideration. Please indicate clearly on the

 envelope

 reference to "CNAA Fellowship - EIS Survey".

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